Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 60 kg
The men's 60 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne took place on 23 November at the Royal Exhibition Building. It was the eighth appearance of the featherweight class, and the third time the weight class featured weightlifters between 56 and 60 kg.
Each weightlifter had three attempts at each of the three lifts. The best score for each lift was summed to give a total. The weightlifter could increase the weight between attempts but could not decrease weight. If two or more weightlifters finished with the same total, the competitors' body weights were used as the tie-breaker.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.| World record | Press | 114 kg | 1956 | ||
| World record | Snatch | 110 kg | Munich, West Germany | 12 October 1955 | |
| World record | Clean & Jerk | 143 kg | Vienna, Austria | 7 October 1954 | |
| World record | Total | 350 kg | Vienna, Austria | 7 October 1954 | |
| Olympic record | Press | 105 kg | Helsinki, Finland | 25 July 1952 | |
| Olympic record | Snatch | | 105 kg | London, United Kingdom Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland | 9 August 1948 25 July 1952 25 July 1952 |
| Olympic record | Clean & Jerk | | 135 kg | London, United Kingdom Helsinki, Finland | 9 August 1948 25 July 1952 |
| Olympic record | Total | 337.5 kg | Helsinki, Finland | 25 July 1952 |